Matias Kranevitter will join Atletico Madrid in January after sealing an €8 million summer move from River Plate.

River Plate midfielder Matias Kranevitter says he is looking forward to fulfilling his dream of facing Barcelona in the Club World Cup final, in what would be his last game for the Argentine club before he joins Atletico Madrid in January.

Kranevitter, 22, joined Atletico for €8 million last summer, with his arrival in Spain postponed so he could continue to play for Copa Libertadores champions River until this December's Club World Cup in Japan.